If you live in the US, have a Steam Controller and a 2016 or 2017 UHD Samsung smart TV, you can try this out right now. That's right: Steam Link is ditching its limited physical form and manifesting in the world as an enlightened official app instead.

It essentially allows you to access your Steam account from the comfort of your couch, without having to drag your gaming PC out to the living room or lay extension cables through the house.Īs convenient as Steam Link is it's about to get even better, as Valve and Samsung have teamed up to eliminate the hardware step in the middle. Steam Link, for those not in the know, is a little set top box you can plug into your TV in order to quickly and easily stream Steam games over your home network. The beta is also limited to users in the US.Steam Link, without the extra hardware? I'm listening. The Steam app requires the Steam controller however, you can connect an Xbox 360 controller to the TV as well if you have one of those lying around, according to PC Gamer.

Valve recommends, much like with the original Steam Link device, that gamers looking to make use of this app, consider wired connections or high-speed wireless. The company announced the Steam Link alongside its Steam Machines, which aimed to bring its massive library of titles to the living room, and this app is an extension of that progress. Valve is inviting anyone who qualifies while it continues development. The beta app which launched today is available for download through the Smart Hub.Ĭurrently, only owners of the 20 models of the Samsung UHD range of TVs can join the beta program to test the app. Valve announced today that gamers on its Steam platform will be able to stream their library in 1080p 60fps straight to any Samsung Smart TV using the same technology utilized in the original Steam Link.

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